# lubang
## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lubaŋ.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: lu‧bang
* IPA: /ˈlubaŋ/ [ˈl̪u.baŋ]

### Noun

lúbang
* mortar

#### See also

* halo

## Iban
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *lubaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lubaŋ (compare Hawaiian lua), from Proto-Austronesian *lubaŋ (“burial pit”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lubaᵊŋ/

### Noun

lubang
* hole (opening in a solid)
    Jalai nya mayuh lubang ngenjing enda tentu ulih seliahka kerita.That road has lots of potholes that cannot be avoided by a car.
* source
    Sekumbang musin pengujan tu sigi bejualka ikan nya mih lubang penatai belanja kami menyanak.During the monsoon we are selling fish as the only source of income for our family.

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlubaŋ/
* Hyphenation: lu‧bang

### Etymology 1

From Malay lubang, from Proto-Malayic *lubaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lubaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *lubaŋ (“burial pit”). Doublet of lowong and luang.

#### Noun

lubang (plural lubang-lubang)
* hole:
    lubang pohon ― a tree hollow
** opening in a solid.
** (physics) in semiconductors, a lack of an electron in an occupied band behaving like a positively charged particle.
* perforation

##### Alternative forms

* lobang

##### Derived terms

* berlubang
* berlubang-lubang
* melubangi
* pelubang
* pelubangan
* lubang angin
* lubang anjungan
* lubang cacing
* lubang hidung
* lubang hitam
* lubang jarum
* lubang kancing
* lubang kemaluan
* lubang kepundan
* lubang kulit
* lubang kunci
* lubang kuping
* lubang langgak
* lubang lengan
* lubang muat sisi
* lubang palkah
* lubang pantat
* lubang sembunyi
* lubang spion
* lubang telinga

### Etymology 2

From Sundanese [Term?].

#### Noun

lubang (uncountable)
* (dialect) big eel

### Further reading

* “lubang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Malay
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *lubaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lubaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *lubaŋ (“burial pit”). Doublet of lowong and luang.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lubaŋ/
* Rhymes: -ubaŋ, -baŋ, -aŋ
* Audio (Malaysia):(file)

### Noun

lubang (Jawi spelling لوبڠ, plural lubang-lubang, informal 1st possessive lubangku, 2nd possessive lubangmu, 3rd possessive lubangnya)
* hole, hollow, orifice, perforation (opening in a solid):
    lubang pohon ― a tree hollow
** opening in a solid.
** (physics) in semiconductors, a lack of an electron in an occupied band behaving like a positively charged particle.
* pit, cavity

#### Alternative forms

* lobang

#### Derived terms

* berlubang
* berlubang-lubang
* melubangi
* pelubang
* pelubangan
* lubang angin
* lubang anjungan
* lubang cacing
* lubang hidung
* lubang jarum
* lubang kancing
* lubang kemaluan
* lubang kepundan
* lubang kulit
* lubang kunci
* lubang kuping
* lubang langgak
* lubang lengan
* lubang muat sisi
* lubang telinga

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: lubang
* → English: lobang

### References

* Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “لوبڠ loebang”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 122
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “لوبڠ lubang”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 618
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “lobang”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 161

### Further reading

* “lubang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* lobang — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lubaŋ (“to plant root crop; mortar”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lubaŋ (“hole”) (compare Hawaiian lua), from Proto-Austronesian *lubaŋ (“burial pit”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈlubaŋ/ [ˈluː.bɐŋ]
* Rhymes: -ubaŋ
* Syllabification: lu‧bang

### Noun

lubang (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜊᜅ᜔)
* hilly country; uneven ground
* planting of root crops

#### Derived terms

* ilubang
* lubang-lubang
* lubangan
* lubangin
* maglubang

### Further reading

* “lubang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

### Anagrams

* bungal